Christmas In July!

Hello All!

Here's a reminder for all the painters out there!

Terrye French Designs

"Painting With Friends"

There are lots of wonderful new e-patterns for Christmas, Halloween, and some FUN extras!

This is PWF's 3rd Anniversary!

Go check it out!

Thanks

julie

Giveaway for Christmas!

There's a great giveaway going on over at 

the Old Cupboard Door! 

You might be the proud owner of this sweet breadboard 

hand painted by Willa Croft! 

Just click on the photo to go to her site. 

While you're there check out some of the 

her other wonderful items!

They'd make terrific Christmas presents!

The Old Cupboard Door Giveaway

Thanks for stopping by!

julie

Painting With Friends July Celebration!

Hello all! 

It's too hot outside to do anything. So the plan here is, to *paint!* The perfect place to pick up a few great e-patterns to paint up is at Terrye French's *Painting With Friends* site!! It's our 2nd Anniversary Celebration!  While you're there enter the giveaway, and grab a freebie or two. 

There are lots of new Santas, Snowmen, Angels, and more!

This Folk Art Santa, beautifully painted by Deb Antonick,  is one of my favorites. Click here to go directly to this pattern.

This is part of the Christmas Cat design 

that I painted for PWF. 

Everyone needs a mischievous kitty cat 

to liven things up under the tree! ;) 

See more of him...

 here

Stay cool indoors, and get ready for Fall and Christmas! 

It's never too early to start painting a nice gift for your relatives or friends.

Have fun and be careful if you go out in this heat!

~julie~

Giveaway at Country Creations By Denise

Country Creations By Denise is giving away this gorgeous Fall/Halloween Tree!

Click HERE to go to her blog for all the details. 

The bucket and ornies are handpainted by Denise.

It's all you need to decorate for the upcoming season!

Think Fall!

The Rusty Thimble Giveaway

Brenda at The Rusty Thimble  is celebrating August with this great giveaway! 

This is only ONE of FIVE items that you might win!

Head over to her blog to check it out!

Her Prim creations are absolutely perfect for the upcoming Holidays!

I love her Pumpkins and Snowmen especially!

(I am hinting to my kids here!)

Hope everyone is staying cool!

I think the heat wave is beginning to break!

Fall is just around the corner! Yeay!

Have a good week!

~julie~

The PFATT Blog Fall Giveaway!

Head on over to the Primitive Folk Art Talk and Tea Groups' Blog to leave a comment. It's your chance to win one of the many wonderful creations donated by the talented ladies at PFATT

2 Great Giveaways!

Seems like there are LOTS of giveaways lately!

Maybe the upcoming Spring season is inspiring everyone.

Here are TWO giveaways from JaNae at "Signs of Patriotism."

The first one is a terrific Prim sign.

The second one is a neat military sign.

To enter, just pop on over and post a comment at JaNae's blog , to win one of these super nice items.

JaNae also has an Etsy shop filled with more of her work. Some of the sayings are tooo cute! Find her store HERE

Thanks for stopping by!

Have a great week!

**julie**

Pioneer Loft Giveaway

Happy Saturday, Y'all!

Here's another giveaway that you will love!

Denise of "Pioneer Loft" is having a giveaway.

This sweet quilted candle mat is only ONE of the items!

Click on her link above to see more! :)

A bit about Denise...she's a fellow member of The Old Farmhouse Gathering Team (ofg) on Etsy. She makes beautiful Prim, Cottage, and Shabby Chic style items from her home. Check out her Etsy shop to see more of her wonderful creations!

"The Pioneer Loft" on Etsy.

I am heading over to my Painting desk to get a little bit done. (before the grandbaby gets here!) My favorite color this spring is "Spa Blue" from DecoArt Americana. I think I may even use this gorgeous spring fresh color in the redo of my bathroom. I think we all need some spring!! :)

Thanks for stopping by!

Hope everyone is staying warm!

**julie**

Primgal's Giveaway!

Hello all! Gotta show ya this!

If you like Primitive decor, check out this giveaway from Jody, at

Primgals Primitive Pallette!

It's a super nice wood tissue box all fixed up to look Prim in your Privy!

Well, you could use it anywhere, for that matter! :)

It'd look great on a bedside table, too.

Just click on her blog name above and leave a comment.

Hope everyone is having a nice relaxing Sunday!

**julie**

OWOH Winners!

Yes, today's the day!

The winners of the One World One Heart giveaway have been chosen.

I used the Random Number Generator to pick 2 bloggers that left comments on my OWOH post.

The first winner of my handpainted bunny softball is Pixie of Pixies Ponderings in Lincolnshire, England !

The 2nd winner of another handpainted softball is Flora of Bone Head Studios in Texas, USA!

Congratulations, ladies!

I hope that you'll enjoy my items.

I'll notify you via email shortly.

Thanks to everyone who participated this year!

All your nice comments meant a lot to me!

I enjoyed visiting all the great blogs. Now I can slow down a bit and RE-visit properly!

I want to give a BIG Thank-You Hug to Lisa Swifka!!

It's been a great pleasure! (I LOVE your top hat, by the way!)

Can hardly wait til next year!

Hope to see y'all then!! Sooner is even better!

Please stop by anytime! :)

Hugs

julie

One World One Heart

Welcome, welcome, welcome, all!

I'm so happy that you stopped by!

It's the One World, One Heart event for 2010!

There's still time to hop on your Magic Carpet and visit bloggers from all over the world!

Just click on the banner above.

As the time of this posting, there are over 1,100 bloggers participating in the OWOH global happening! Wow! That's a lot!

Please leave your comment , in THIS post, to be eligible to win my giveaway item. Also, it's important to have a link back, or leave an email address so I can contact you if you win.

I will use the Random Number Generator to choose a name on Sunday February 14th. Then on Monday, the 15th, I'll announce the winner.

Here's my item for OWOH.

Yep, it's a handpainted softball.

The cute bunny is based on a design from Renee' Mullins of Plum Purdy.

Kinda difficult to see in the photos, but it all sparkley with Glamour Dust.


Depending on how many comments I receive, I will add a couple more items to give away.
We will just keep that a surprise! ;)

Many, many thanks to Lisa Swifka of "A Whimsical Bohemian" for all her dedication to get us all together, and meet all the wonderful blogging folks worldwide! That's what it's all about!

Happy travels!! Have FUN!
Please stop by anytime!
**julie**

OWOH starts Monday!

Hello all!

It's almost here! The annual "One World One Heart" global blog event!

Just click on the banner above, or the one in the sidebar, to get more info.

Last year was my first time to participate. There were over 900 bloggers ,from all over the world, that were involved.

This FUN, international, giveaway event was started by Lisa Swifka of "A Whimsical Bohemian."

I will be finishing up my giveaway item(s) this weekend.

I will post photos of my items sometime on Monday, so check back to post a comment to win my giveaway.

I'm sure there will be a handpainted softball as one of the items. ;)

I can hardly wait to meet new creative bloggers, and visit with participants from years past!

If you have an active blog and a creative spirit, GO, jump, skip, hop and RUN over to Lisa's blog to find out what to do to be a part of this!

You won't want to miss it.

Thanks a bunch!

**julie**

MommaB's Giveaway!

Hello all!

I hope everyone is getting in some time to relax, considering it's only 6 days 'til Christmas!

Here's the perfect way to kick off a new year:

Vickie of Momma B's Front Porch is having a super-duper Holiday giveaway on her blog!

Just click on the logo to find out more! You won't wanna miss this one!

I won't even tell ya what's in it! ;)

Have a good weekend and stay safe!

***julie***

PFATT Fall Blog Giveaway!

This is the best of the best when it comes to giveaways!

It's the

PFATT Fall Blog Giveaway!

Just click on the link above to go to their blog.

Leave a comment.

And that's all there is to it!

Here's a few of the fantastic Fall and Halloween items that are included.

Americana Giveaway!

Wow! The latest giveaways are kind of like the summer blockbuster movies!

Lots of great stuff to see!
Here's an assortment of Americana items from Cindy at
Our Primitive Heart!
I love that little Annie doll!
She's ready for the 4th of July holiday!
Just check out Cindy's blog to enter the drawing!

Thanks very much, Cindy!

GiveAWay from MommaB!

YES!! It's another great giveaway from Vickie at MommaB's Front Porch!
It's a good one, too! As you can see in the photo, Vickie is a wonderful painter! At the risk of squelching my chances at getting this SO cool candle holder, I must shout it out to the blog world to head on over to her blog and post a comment for an opportunity to win! (LoL! I DO get an extra chance at winning if I spread the word, so my motives are purely selfish!)
Thanks, Vickie, for your super talent!